MUSCAT : Hawa bint Abdullah Al Balushi, a member of the Oman Astronomical Society, stated that astronomical calculations indicate the equinox will occur today at 4:43 pm Oman time. On this day, the sun rises directly over the equator, resulting in nearly equal lengths of day and night across much of the globe.

In Muscat, the sun rose at 5:55 am, reached its zenith at 11:59 am, and is expected to set at 6:03 pm, giving a total daylight duration of approximately 12 hours and 8 minutes. Al Balushi noted that while each country experiences its own day of equal night and day, in Oman, this equality will occur on Saturday, September 28, when sunrise and sunset will both take place at 5:57 am and pm.

Al Balushi explained the Earth’s movements contribute to these phenomena. The Earth rotates on its axis approximately once every 24 hours, creating the cycle of day and night, while its orbit around the sun takes about 365.25 days, leading to the changing seasons. The tilt of the Earth’s axis—23.5 degrees—causes variations in day length, resulting in longer days during summer and shorter days in winter.

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